Computerworld has named Monsanto Company one of its Best Places to Work in IT. Monsanto ranks No. 24 on the 2015 list of the top 100 work environments for technology professionals, its fourth appearance on the list.

A group of Monsanto Hawaii employees on Oahu recently received a fresh and wholesome treat: a beautiful bag of locally grown vegetables and fruit raised by farmers at the nearby Hawaii Agricultural Foundation Ag Park at Kunia.

The annual PG Economics report which summarizes the global cumulative benefits of genetically modified (GM) crops was released recently and shows that in 2013, the 18th year of widespread adoption of crops using biotechnology innovations, the technology has continued to provide more productive agriculture, higher incomes to farmers and a better environment for citizens.

Earlier today, federal courts declared the Maui County initiative seeking to ban GMO crops as contrary to federal and state laws, and therefore invalid. As longtime residents of Maui County, we are pleased farmers and gardeners on Maui and Molokai will continue to have the freedom to plant the seeds of their choice, whether those seeds are conventional, organic or have biotech traits.

Our new commercial featuring our local, hardworking employees, aims to build understanding about our farming practices and educate the community on our contributions to the Islands. Check out the commercial here.

GMO seeds are just one of the many ways Monsanto is helping farmers sustainably grow enough for a growing world. But they’re also without a doubt the one we hear the most about. What are they? Why do some farmers choose to grow them? Are they really that scary? In this video, we do our best to answer these questions in 60 seconds. Give it a minute.

Monsanto Hawaii is proud of the work we do in Hawaii and are committed to dialogue and transparency. We believe that an open dialogue should be based on well-established scientific facts and understanding. We want to have you get to know us by showing you what we do here on Hawaii and how we do it.